Izmirian (Albert A.) Appraisal Reports, 1954-1968

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Summary

Title:
Albert A. Izmirian appraisal reports
Dates:
1954-1968
Creators:
Izmirian, Albert A.
Abstract:
The collection contains property appraisal reports created and collected by City of Los Angeles real estate appraiser Albert A. Izmirian (1921-2009). The appraisal reports include typed appraisals, handwritten notes, photographs, maps, and other data referring to various properties throughout the Los Angeles, California, area.
Extent:
1.3 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
The records are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Albert A. Izmirian appraisal reports, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains property appraisal reports created and collected by City of Los Angeles real estate appraiser Albert A. Izmirian (1921-2009). The appraisal reports include typed appraisals, handwritten notes, photographs, maps, and other data referring to various properties throughout the Los Angeles, California, area. Izmirian's clients include the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the Bureau of Land and Right of Way, the Maier Brewing Company, and various other private companies and individuals. Properties appraised include part or all of the Angeles Mesa Reservoir, the Almeda Steam Plant, abandoned Los Angeles transit lines, land for the Golden State Freeway, the Crestwood Hills Park Expansion, the Rose Hills Courts Project, and various private properties and vacant lots in and around the city of Los Angeles. Also included are documents related to appraisals for the City of Los Angeles vs. Azul Pacifico, Inc. (1967).

Biographical / historical:

Albert A. Izmirian (1921-2009) was born in Los Angeles and received a marketing degree from UCLA. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions but joined the Navy at the outbreak of World War II and was stationed at Pearl Harbor. He played professional football for the Los Angeles Bulldogs until 1947, when he became a real estate appraiser for the city of Los Angeles. He eventually became Assistant Chief Appraiser of Los Angeles County, and from 1967-1974 worked as State Inheritance Tax Appraiser.

Acquisition information:
Acquired from Doug Izmirian, June 2011.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Katrina Denman.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-09-21 14:13:57 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Albert A. Izmirian appraisal reports, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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